Risk factors for time to diagnosis of feline upper respiratory tract disease in UK animal adoption shelters

Feline upper respiratory tract disease (URTD), mainly caused by feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline herpesvirus, is a major cause of disease outbreaks in feline accommodation such as animal shelters, catteries and multi-cat households. We conducted a longitudinal, yearlong study in five UK feline animal shelters to identify risk factors for the time to diagnosis of URTD. We were especially interested in risk factors that could be identified at the time the cat entered the shelter. Shelter staff recorded data for 1434 cats during 2002–2003. Most of the cats were domestic shorthair cats and were from private households, or were stray or abandoned. Sixty cats without clinical signs of URTD at entry had URTD diagnosed (typically within the first month at the centre). We used two multivariable models: one was a Cox proportional-hazards model, and the other a regression analyses with complementary log–log model.The hazard varied substantially between shelters and was considerably lower for the shelter that had a purpose-built admissions unit with its own isolation facilities. The hazard was greater for purebred cats (HR 4.3–5.0) and for neutered cats (HR 2.0). The hazard was also typically greater if the centre had a greater proportion of cats present with URTD. The analyses suggested that the centre-level risk factors were more important in determining hazard than cat-level risk factors.     

几种农药对桑椹小粒性菌核病的防治效果试验

桑椹菌核病是果用桑树的重要病害,为高效、安全控制该病对桑果生产的危害,进行了大田农药防治筛选试验。结果表明,70%甲基托布津可湿性粉剂500倍液、50%多菌灵-硫磺粉剂500倍液和1 000倍液对桑椹小粒性菌核病具有较好的防治效果,且对桑叶和桑椹无明显药害;70%甲基托布津粉剂1 000倍液、25%吡唑醚菌酯乳油1 500倍和3 000倍液以及40%嘧霉胺粉剂1 000倍液也有一定的防治效果。     

O型口蹄疫病毒P1-2A3C基因在家蚕杆状病毒表达系统中的表达

口蹄疫是一种严重危害畜牧业生产的烈性传染病。为了促进O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)基因工程活载体疫苗的研制,选取O型FMDV编码序列中的衣壳蛋白前体P1-2A基因和蛋白酶3C基因,插入家蚕杆状病毒转移载体pVL1393中,构建重组载体pVL-P1-2A3C,并与线性化病毒Bm-BacPAK6 DNA共转染家蚕BmN细胞,获得重组病毒Bm-P1-2A3C。将重组病毒感染家蚕5龄幼虫,以双抗体夹心ELISA法和间接血凝方法检测血淋巴中的表达产物:目的蛋白在感染病毒后120 h的蚕血淋巴中表达量最高,抗原表达呈阳性的最大稀释倍数为1∶128。结果显示O型FMDV的P1-2A3C基因已在家蚕体内获得表达。     

A multicentric retrospective study of serum/plasma urea and creatinine concentrations in dogs using univariate and multivariate decision rules to evaluate diagnostic efficiency

BACKGROUND: Urea and creatinine are the most frequently used indirect markers in plasma and serum of glomerular filtration rate in dogs. Both have been shown to lack sensitivity but their diagnostic efficiency for the diagnosis of kidney disease has been minimally investigated. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the influence of possible factors of variation on both analytes and to determine whether specific decision rules should be drawn up for subpopulations of dogs. METHODS: The results of urea and creatinine measurements, breed, sex, age, and health status (healthy, renal disease, or nonrenal disease) of 3822 dogs were collected from the archives of 5 veterinary clinics. Data were analyzed with univariate and multivariate decision rules with and without adjustment. RESULTS: There were significant effects and interactions of almost all of the sources of variation. Slight improvements in diagnostic efficiency were obtained by adjusting the decision rules to these sources of variations. Univariate decision rules gave approximately the same diagnostic efficiency for urea and creatinine concentrations, with sensitivity and specificity in the range of 70% and 90%, respectively, using the upper limit of the reference interval as the threshold value. Multivariate decision rules provided only minor improvements in diagnostic efficiency. CONCLUSION: Simultaneous measurement of both urea and creatinine is of limited diagnostic value over the analysis of a single variable. Creatinine is the preferred analyte as it is affected by fewer extrarenal factors of variation.     

新城疫病毒山东分离株ShD-5-06 F和HN基因序列分析

从山东济南某非典型新城疫发病鸡群中分离到一株新城疫病毒株（ShD-5—06）,研究其生物学特性表明,该病毒具有新城疫强毒株的一些特征。从该分离株扩增出其F和HN基因,并与标准株进行同源性比较,为探讨NDV是否发生变异提供理论依据。本试验通过RT—PCR法特异性地扩增出F和HN基因全基因序列,并对其与已经发表的序列进行核苷酸序列测定和分析。结果表明,ShD-5—06株的F和HN基因开放性阅读框架（ORF）为1662bp和1716bp,分别编码489个和571个氨基酸。与国外发表的部分新城疫病毒强毒株和弱毒株之间相应序列进行比较,F基因核苷酸序列的同源性在84．1％～88．7％之间,氨基酸同源性在88．1％～93．3％之间;HN基因核苷酸序列的同源性在82．19,5～87．4％之间,氨基酸同源性在88．6％～90．9%之间;F蛋白裂解位点区（112～117）氨基酸组成与强毒株一致,说明NDV山东分离株（ShD-5—06）为新城疫强毒株。     

O型口蹄疫疫苗免疫家畜抗体水平的检测

准确监测是防控口蹄疫的重要环节。采集某地区乡镇规模化养殖场及散养户的牛、羊、猪血清,采用正向间接血凝试验进行O型口蹄疫疫苗免疫抗体水平的检测。结果显示,该地区牛、羊的口蹄疫疫苗免疫合格率平均为76%,猪的口蹄疫疫苗免疫合格率平均为60％;规模化养殖场较个体散养户免疫效果好;牛口蹄疫O型灭活苗的免疫效果好于牛口蹄疫Asia I-O型双价灭活疫苗的免疫效果。     

DNA疫苗与多糖类免疫促进剂在对虾疾病控制上的应用研究进展

DNA疫苗作为第3代疫苗具有许多优点,其在水产养殖领域的应用前景广阔。多糖类免疫促进剂是一种能直接作用于免疫系统激活有关细胞的物质,它能够提高机体的免疫力,在虾的养殖领域中已得到应用。论文对DNA疫苗与多糖类免疫促进剂做了简要介绍,并对其在对虾疾病控制上的应用前景进行了展望。     

新城疫病毒SXFP株的分离鉴定

从陕西富平某种鸡场发病鸡群中分离出一株流行毒株,经HA—HI试验和动物回归试验,确定分离到的病毒为鸡新城疫病毒（NDV）,命名为SXFP株。经过测定。SXFP株鸡胚半数致死量（ELD50）为10^9.0／0．1mL;鸡胚最小致死量的平均致死时间（MDT）为52．3h,对1日龄SPF雏鸡脑内致病指数（ICPI）为1．92,提示SXFP株为强毒株。血清HI交叉反应试验显示SXFP株和La Sota株存在较小的抗原性差异。     

牦牛血液矿物元素含量和血清指标变化规律的研究

为了探讨牦牛营养代谢疾病的病因,在黄河首曲草地对放牧牦牛血液矿物元素含量和血清指标的变化规律进行了系统的研究。结果表明:牦牛血液矿物元素含量和血清指标具有明显的季节动态;在首曲草原,牧草矿物元素含量季节性缺乏是引起牦牛营养代谢疾病的原因之一。     

3株单抗对新城疫病毒HN抗原变异的分析

以新城疫病毒(NDV)LaSota株为免疫原研制了3株针对NDVHN蛋白的单抗,分别命名为1E5、C3-B7和E6-F11。3株单抗与NDV不同毒株在血凝抑制试验(HI)、ELISA和病毒中和试验中的反应性不同,而同一株单抗与同一个NDV毒株在HI、ELISA以及病毒中和试验中的反应性一致。其中,单抗1E5与NDV标准株(LaSota、F48E8)、8个NDV分离株反应阳性,而与9个NDV分离株反应阴性;单抗C3-B7、E6-F11与所有NDV毒株反应均为阳性。结果表明,3株单抗均是针对HN蛋白上的中和位点,国内部分NDV流行株的HN抗原至少有1个抗原位点发生了变异。